As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world, many countries are working tirelessly to connect frontline healthcare workers with life-saving N-95 respirator masks and other personal protective equipment to aid in the prevention of COVID-19 infection. Due to the highly infectious nature of the coronavirus virus, many world governments have encouraged everyone to…
California residential landlords are faced with very real challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, 2020, the first traditional rent-paying date during the pandemic, 30 percent of residential tenants across the United States failed to pay rent, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council. That number is expected to increase, and perhaps significantly so,…
Novel coronavirus. COVID-19 is known by a few other names, including novel coronavirus. For the purposes of this discussion of the fact that some people who contract a COVID-19 infection and either are not fully recovering from it or are becoming re-infected in short speed, the alternate designation of COVID-19 as a novel coronavirus is…
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the country and the world, more and more essential workers who are still engaging with the public are being asked to utilize personal protective equipment in their daily lives. While PPE may seem a bit excessive at the moment, the use of such protective equipment has…
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the country and the world, frontline workers such as law enforcement and first responders are at risk of encountering individuals who have either tested positive for the disease or are suspected to have contracted it at some point. In order to allow essential personnel to continue…
Businesses of all types have some weighty legal issues to wrestle with in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them are questions regarding the liability of a business to protect workers, customers or clients, vendors, and others from the coronavirus when these individuals are on their premises. As an outgrowth of legal responsibility considerations,…
In primary school, nearly all of us have heard about the 50 individual states in our country being “laboratories of democracy.” In some ways, during the COVID-19 pandemic, each of the 50 states in our nation are not only laboratories of democracy, but they’ve become something of laboratories of medical exploration as different tactics are…
An alarming number of older residents in Southern California are the victims of elder abuse each and every day. There are a number of strategies that can be useful in protecting people against elder abuse. This includes obtaining an elder abuse restraining order. With this in mind, there are a number of matters surrounding an…
In most cases of a viral infection, if an individual is infected with a particular virus, that person develops an immunity to it. In other words, typically a person infected with a specific virus develops a defense mechanism to it. That individual is able to stave off a future infection by the same virus because…
Information is fundamental as we maneuver through the COVID-19 pandemic. The net effects of living during the era of the novel coronavirus have been significant. Indeed, a fair statement is that life for most people has been upended as the result of the broad array of consequences associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Administrators of private pre-K through 12th-grade schools in California are navigating a minefield when it comes to addressing the myriad of issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. All primary and secondary schools in the state, public and private, are on the frontlines – and will remain so positioned – when it comes to preventing, slowing,…
Certain types of professional offices have been considered “essential” during the stay at home mandate of the state of California and local units of government. In other words, these particular businesses or professional offices have been operational on some level during the stay at home and broader business shutdown phase of dealing with the COVID-19…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that a number of vehicles operated by first responders will transport individuals with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. Here are guidelines to consider during disinfection to ensure that first responders and healthcare professionals are protected from infection from this deadly disease. Whether using a police cruiser or…
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has been swamped with thousands of complaints from workers in essential industries alleging unsafe conditions arising from COVID-19 safety issues. These safety complaints include: Lack of proper basic personal protective equipment or PPE Lack of proper social distancing or physical distancing Failure to proactively protect workers…
California is home to big box stores that sell groceries, chain grocery stores, and specialty boutique grocers. Typically, a specialty grocer is locally and independently owned, oftentimes a family-owned business. Specialty grocers are considered essential businesses during the stay at home period associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, they are among the businesses that immediately…
California residential landlord and tenant laws have established specific legal obligations that a landlord has to a tenant. Landlords have legal duties to their tenants during the COVID-19 era specifically associated with the coronavirus. There are four specific areas that need to be discussed when it comes to a landlord’s legal duty to the residential…
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life as we’ve come to know it. Our personal lives have been altered because of stay at home orders and the need to maintain distance from people outside our immediate households. In addition to our personal lives, businesses of many types are facing incomparable challenges. These have included everything from…
Oddly during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, a work by a poet from Ancient Rome named Ovid is a highly acclaimed literary masterpiece called Metamorphoses. Metamorphoses is an epic poem in an extraordinary of almost 12,000 lines that chronicle the history of the world from its inception to the exaltation of Julius Caesar as…
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, some general information became available about the primary early symptoms of this type of infection. With an ever-growing number of confirmed cases of people with COVID-19 infections, a more exhaustive list of early symptoms is available, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. These…
As the COVID-19 pandemic rips through the country, including in communities across the state of California, it’s important for you to be fully prepared. You need to comprehensively protect yourself against the different ways in which COVID-19 can upend your life. Of course, this includes making sure that you follow the different strategies recommended by…
As a business owner or manager, you need to develop a COVID-19 risk mitigation plan. You absolutely must be proactive by creating a comprehensive risk management plan that keeps all of your business’ stakeholders as safe and healthy as possible. In developing a business risk mitigation plan, there are a number of factors to take…
With few exceptions, one of the most emotionally traumatic events that can occur during the course of a lifetime is the loss of a loved one by suicide. The challenges faced by a suicide loss survivor fairly can be called overwhelming. With these realities noted, there are five self-help strategies that can be beneficial to…
The COVID-19 pandemic obviously exposes people from all walks of life to what potentially can be a dangerous virus with the potential for causing severe illness in some cases. Bear in mind that most people that contract the coronavirus have minimal symptoms and some individuals don’t have symptoms at all. In addition to the physical…
Across the country, what oftentimes has been called the “American way of life” has been upended because of the potentially deadly COVID-19. Not only does the COVID-19 pandemic pose a physical risk to people from all walks of life, but it is also taxing the emotional wellbeing of people as well. Psychologists have started to…
At the present time, a fair statement can be made that the COVID-19 currently is raising more questions than which definitive answers can yet be provided. With that said, there are some factors associated with pregnancy, new mothers, and infants that are gaining at least some clarity at this time. In other words, we can…
A term people from all walks of life rapidly have become familiar with during the COVID-19 pandemic is “personal protective equipment” or “PPE.” We are all hearing PPE discussed when it comes to the care and treatment of people hospitalized for the COVID-19 infections. We are learning that there are shortages of different types of…
There are different types of businesses that are in operation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California as well as elsewhere in the state and across the country. These enterprises remain open even when stay at home and similar types of orders and initiatives are in place. Generally speaking, these businesses have been classified as…
At the beginning of 2019, the coronavirus hit the United States. Highly contagious, COVID-19 can spread from person to person in a couple of primary ways. One of the ways in which COVID-19 spreads is when a person’s hands become contaminated with the virus. One of the frontlines of defense against COVID-19 is properly washing…
Mold is a type of fungi that grows in what biologically are classified as multicellular filaments. These filaments technically are called hyphae. Mold is contrasted with single-cell fungi that are classified as yeasts. Mold does have some requirements in order to grow. In very basic terms, as is the case with biological organisms of different…
There are two important tools that are vital to lowering the number of people infected with COVID-19 in Southern California, throughout the state, and across the country. These are: Quarantine at home when you believe you’ve been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19 Isolate at home when you believe you may have or display…
The global coronavirus pandemic has left us all at risk. Families, business owners, landlords, and others must mount a proper defense to protect against coronavirus contamination and COVID-19 infection. Eco Bear is at the vanguard of providing home, business, rental property owners and others with safe, immediate, and effective coronavirus cleaning and disinfection services. The…
Because the COVID-19 virus is “new,” what technically is known as a “novel virus,” there is a good amount of uncertainty surrounding it. This includes at least some level of ambiguity in regard to COVID-19 or coronavirus waste management. Through this article, we provide essential facts and information regarding coronavirus waste management. This data is…
A fundamental first step in fully understanding the impact mold can have on your life is appreciating its essential physical characteristics. Molds are the most common type of fungus found on the planet. Mold comprises a stunning 25 percent of the Earth’s biomass. Repeating this fact is important: 25 percent of all living matter on…
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the “normal” pace of life in Southern California, elsewhere in the state, and across the country. Few people have avoided the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Landlords are finding themselves in particularly challenging situations as a result of the mandates handed down by the state of California and local…
During the early weeks of what has become known as the COVID-19 pandemic (or coronavirus pandemic), there has been a considerable amount of confusion about the virus, including in regard to the manner of transmission. COVID-19 is a new virus strain. As is the case with nearly any new-found virus, there is at least some…
There are few situations in life that are more traumatic – indeed, devastating – than the loss of a loved one by suicide. If you’ve found yourself a suicide loss survivor, your life may seem understandably bleak at the moment. Recognizing that grim reality, there are six truths that a survivor of suicide loss needs…
On the list of potential tragedies that can happen during the course of a lifetime, one of the most intensely sorrowful is the loss of a family member or friend to death by suicide. As a result of what appropriately can be called the high suicide rate in the United States, which is likely to…
In many ways, death is the great leveler. No matter what course we’ve taken during life, when any of us die, the same biological processes kick in. Like many people, you may shy away from thinking about death. Also like many people, you may nonetheless have a desire to gain an understanding of what happens…
Odds are you hae heard of a HEPA filter. With that said, if you’re like a considerable majority of people, you really don’t know what a HEPA filter really is nor how it works. HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air filter. We present for your consideration specific information about how a HEPA filter works. Design…
The one universally common factor about life is the eventuality of death. With death, comes decomposition. Because every once-living being will be subjected to the decomposition process, understanding what that involves is important. Thus, this is a candid discussion of the definition of decomposition. Global Scientific Definition of Decomposition The broad scientific definition of decomposition…
If you encounter the need for biohazard cleanup at your residence following a traumatic event in your home, the advisable course is to seek professional remediation assistance. The truth of the matter is that biohazard cleanup after a traumatic event is a challenging and even dangerous task. There are no halfway measures when it comes…
Hoarding is a far more prevalent problem than people typically realize. Approximately one in 50 people will suffer from hoarding disorder at some juncture in their lives. If you discover that a person in your life is afflicted with hoarding disorder, you undoubtedly will want to be emotionally supportive of that individual. There are some…
A pair of experts took on the topic of challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marty Markay, MD, discussed the manner in which the pandemic is impacting our society more generally and shared what he thought the future holds in store for us all. Markay is part of the well-regarded team at the John…
In stating the obvious, the ultimate objective of a biohazard remediation service or biohazard cleaning company is to restore your home, business, rental property, or other location to a safe and fully usable condition. What may not be as obvious is that a reputable, experienced, skilled biohazard cleaning company must also maintain a sharp focus…
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA, is caused by a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics utilized to treat bacterial infections. In a majority of cases, a MRSA infection occurs when an individual has been in a hospital or other type of medical facility or setting. With that said, an…
If you are a home, business, or rental property owner, you may face the prospect of having to address an animal infestation of some type, as well as animal infestation cleanup. Indeed, odds are strong that you’ll face such a situation at some point in time. In Southern California, the most common types of infestations…
In Southern California, as is the case across the expanse of the United States, the most commonplace type of residential, business, or rental property infestation is that involving rodents, specifically rats and mice. There are three considerations associated with this specific type of animal infestation: Removal or eradication of rodents Rodent infestation cleanup Future rodent…
Home and business owners in Southern California can face a variety of different types of animal infestation situations. The more commonplace types of animal infestation in this part of the country include rats, mice, birds, and bats. If you find yourself in a situation involving a bat infestation, there are some facts and factors that…
Raccoons are highly adaptable mammals. As a consequence, they have extended their habitat range over the course of the past 100 years. This includes raccoons that have become successful urban and suburban dwellers as cities and surrounding metropolitan have grown. As a consequence, raccoons have become fairly common dwellers in the residences of people in…
Understandably, as the COVID-19 pandemic upends life for many, many communities the world over, sharp focus is placed upon the physical aspect of this virus and the disease it can cause. With that said, human health and wellness is comprehensive and not only involves a physical aspect but emotional and mental elements as well. Consequently,…
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